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 Location: Thornhill, OntarioOccupation: Property management, barely employed and underpaid! Height: 5'-7" Weight: 158 Birthplace: Treviso, Italy Date of Birth: March 24, 1921 Years running: 13¾ Years running ultras: 6½ Shoes I run in: Saucony, Diadora Favourite running surface: gravel road Some ultras I have completed: Nanisivik Midnight Sun (Marathon, double Marathon and 100 km), Del Passatore 100km (Italy), Sunmart Texas Trail 50 km, Slough of Despond 50 km PB times: Marathon - 4:00:49 London, Ontario 1996 Best Performances: Sri Chinmoy Kingston 6 hr 54.73 km 1996, Slough of Despond 50km in 5:22:34 1997 Ultra achievement I am most proud of: SCMT 24 hour, Ottawa 1997 where I set many North American age 75-79 records including a final distance of 152.825km Ultra I haven't done but really want to: JFK 50 miler Typical training week: 50-60 km per week Injury history: right knee Favourite ultra foods: dried fruits, bananas Favourite ultra beverages: fruit juice with water Things I like most about ultras: the tranquillity and the scenery Things I hate most about ultras: they seem to get longer What got me started doing ultras: Not knowing much about them, I had to do them. Ultrarunning heroes: Phil Latulippe, Jess Heroux Other Comments: My running has been worth all the effort. Knowing what I know now, I would do it all over again. Nov 1999 |
